Prodesse et delectare
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| - | "Aut prodesse volunt aut delectare poetae" (English: "to instruct and to delight, that is what poets are aiming at") is a [[Horace]]'s definition of the aims of [[poetry]] (''[[Ars Poetica (Horace) |Ars Poetica]]'' verse 333). | + | "'''Aut prodesse volunt aut delectare poetae'''" (English: "to instruct and to delight" or to "please and educate") is [[Horace]]'s definition of the aims of [[poetry]] (''[[Ars Poetica (Horace) |Ars Poetica]]'' verse 333). |
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| + | :Poets aim either to benefit, or to amuse, | ||
| + | :or to utter words at once both pleasing and helpful to life | ||
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| + | *"[[The chief end of it is divertisement and delight]]" [[John Dryden]] | ||
| + | *[[Built up by pleasure, and exists in us by pleasure alone]]. --Preface to Lyrical Ballads. | ||
| + | *[[Edification]] | ||
| + | *[[Delectare]] | ||
| + | *[[Purpose of art]] | ||
| + | *[[Business or pleasure]] | ||
| + | *[[Art for art's sake]]'' | ||
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"Aut prodesse volunt aut delectare poetae" (English: "to instruct and to delight" or to "please and educate") is Horace's definition of the aims of poetry (Ars Poetica verse 333).
- „Aut prodesse volunt, aut delectare Poetae,
- Aut simul et jucunda et idonea dicere vitae. [1]
- Poets aim either to benefit, or to amuse,
- or to utter words at once both pleasing and helpful to life
- Omne tulit punctum qui miscuit utile dulci,
- lectorem delectando pariterque monendo;
- He wins every hand who mingles profit with pleasure,
- by delighting and instructing the reader at the same time.[2]
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See also
- "The chief end of it is divertisement and delight" John Dryden
- Built up by pleasure, and exists in us by pleasure alone. --Preface to Lyrical Ballads.
- Edification
- Delectare
- Purpose of art
- Business or pleasure
- Art for art's sake
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